Agricultural implement.



J. HORINEK.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

APPLIQATION FILED JUNE a, 190s.

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J. HORINEK. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE s, 1908.

Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

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JOHN HORINEK, OF ATWOOD, KANSAS.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 30, 1909.

Application iled June 3, 1908. Serial No. 436,373.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN Henman, citizen of the TJnited States, residingat Atwood, in the county of Rawlins and State of Kansas, have inventedcertain new and useful lmprovenients in Agricultural implements, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel machine fortilling the soil, being designed more particularly for loosening theearth to a comparatively great distance from the surface, therebypreparing the land for absorbing moisture and retaining the same for agreat length of time, which is advantageous to the crop, particularly inplaces where rain fall is'scarce.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereotl andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the meansfor effecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accom anying drawings."

Whi e the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions bychanges in the structure and minor details without departing from thespirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodiment isshown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an implement embodying the invention.Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the lower portion of the standard,showing the cutter and shovel blade. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section. onthe line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modi'lication,showing the implement mounted upon the aXle of a truck. Fig. 5 is a sideview of the lower portion of the standard, a part being broken away.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views Oi the drawings by the samereference characters.

The beam 1 may be straight and of wood, as indicated in Fig. 1., or maybe ci metal and curved, as indicated in Fig. 4. The standard 2 may beseparate from and attached to the beam, as indicated in Fig. 1, or maytorm a part of the beam, as illustrated in Fig. 4. A colter 3 is securedto the front side of the standard 2 and serves to cut turil and the likein advance ol the standard, so as to render the progress of the samethrough the soil comparatively easy. The colter 3 may be ol' temperedsteel or case hardened iron so as to resist wear. As shown in Fig. 3,the colter 3 is hollow and comprises rearwardly diverged members orwings which embrace opposite sides ot' the iront portion ol the standardto which they are secured in any convenient and substantial way. Thelower end ot the colter curves forwardly, indicated most clearly inFigs. 1 and 4, thereby bracing the shovel blade 4 and 'forming a curvededge which operates by a shear1 action. A chain 5 or like securing meansmay connect the upper end of the colter to a standard 2, or as indicatedin Fig. 5 a plate 6 maybe connected to the standard, and an end portionextend in lront ol the upper end oi' the colter 3 and assist materiallyin holding the same in place. Plates 7 are applied to the opposite sidesol the standard 2 and terminate short of the iront edge thereof, asshown, to provide forwardly llacing shoulders against which the spacedmembers of the colter are arranged to abut so as to be held againstrearward disk placement.

As indicated in Figs. 3 and 4, the standard comprises two plates 8, thelower ends oi" which, after passing through an opening in the shovelblade 4, curve outwardly in opposite directions, as indicated at 9 andreceive tastenings 1() by means of which the shovel blade 4 is connectedto the lower end ot the standard. A cutter 11 is passed through openingsformed in the standard and the plates 7 and is held in place by means ofa set screw 12 threaded into an opening formed in the rear portion oitthe standard. The cutter 11 projects from opposite sides of the standardand is located a short distance above the shovel blade so as to cut theroots and to loosen the soil at a point between the surface and theshovel blade 4. The shovel. blade 4 is 'llat and extends upon. oppositesides of the standard so as to loosen the soil for a like distance upon.opposite sides thereof.

When the implement is used as a walking plow or cultivator, handle bars13 are pro vided and are connected at their lower ends to braces 14which are interposed between the standard and the beam. Brackets 15,projected laterally from the beam, are con nected at their outer ends tothe handle bars 13 and strengthen and brace the same. A shovel blade 16is arranged to operate in advance of the shovel blade 4 and removestrash and prepares the way in advance of the operating devices 4 and 11.The shovel blade 16 is attached to the lower end of a standard 17 whichis connected at its upper end to the beam 1, a brace 18 `serving tostrengthen said standard. AV pilot wheel 19 is provided at the lower endlof a standard 20 and is adapted to run upon the ground and support thefront end of the beam. brace 21 serves to stay and lX the position ofthe standard 20.

In the construction shown in Fig. 4, the plow or cultivator is coupledto an aXle 22,

'which is provided at each end with a ground 5, the horizontal portionof said iron underlapping the shovel blade and secured thereto andthevertical member being connected to the standard 2.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In an implement of the character described, the combination of astandard provided on its opposite sides with'forwardly facing shoulders,a shovel blade secured to the lower end of the standard, and a eolterdetachably applied to the standard and embodying spaced membersembracing the forward portion thereof and abutting against 'hecorresponding forwardly facing shoulers.

2. In an implement of the character described, the combination of astandard provided at its lower end with a shovel blade and formedintermediate of its ends with a vertieal-lyd-isposed series oftransverse openings, and a cutter designed to be secured -in anyselected one of the openings .and ,projecting beyond the opposite sidesof the standard, as and for the purpose specified.

3. lin an implement of the character described, the combination of astandard pro* vided at its lower end with a shovel blade and having atransverse opening, and a cutter secured in the said opening of thestandard and projecting from opposite sides thereof.

4. In combination, a standard comprising complemental members placedside by side and having their lower ends outwardly and .oppo'sitelydeflected, a shovel blade securing the said outwardly deflected ends,plates secured to opposite sides of the standard with their lower endsin contact with the shovel blade and their front edges terminating shortof the front edge of the standard, a colter secured to the front edge ofthe standard and having its lower end curved forwardly and in contactwith said shovel blade and connected thereto, and a cutter secured tothe stan dard and the plates applied to the sides thereof and projectingfrom opposite sides of the standard.

ln testimony whereof affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JHN HORNEK. [L s] Witnesses:

W. N. WooDsoN, V. B. HILLYARD.

